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Benign Miliary Osteoma Cutis of the Face: A Common Incidental CT Finding

D. Kim, G.A. Franco, H. Shigehara, J. Asaumi and P. Hildenbrand
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2017, 38 (4) 789-794; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5096
D. Kim
aFrom the Department of Radiology (D.K., P.H.), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts
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bCommonwealth Radiology Associates (G.A.F.), Brockton, Massachusetts
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cDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (H.S., J.A.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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cDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (H.S., J.A.), Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
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